New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-25

PERSONAL.

The late General A. C. Gordon, OF Alabama, was IN
his boyhoOd captured by Indians and held a prisoner
for several months During that time he learned
their language, and in after years made good OF
Ills KNOWLEDGE In trading with them.
President Gilman, OF Johns Hopkins University.
will this summer revisit his old home In California
and probably 90 up to Alaska for q short time.
Mr.. John Wanamaker, the Philadelphia shopkeeper
and philanthroIist has declined the dinner at the
Union League Club which the editors and publishers
Of the daily papers Of Philadelphia proposed to give
him. II would not feel 1t TO be nghtS he says.
lat this time TO accept II, since am yet ON the
scaioldns OF an incomlleted building in the sphere
OIL my proper lie-work / do not consider that ]
have yet attained TO that which Is IN any large dc,
Plans vi my life"
1t was an Interesting circumstance that while tho
mob outside was clamoring for his blood, the Rev.
Or. Courtney chief speaker at the jubilee banquet
In Faneul Hall, was eloQuently pleading the very
cause tho rioters profcssed attachment TO- "The
Pilot" declares that It 1.-THE address Of gentle
man and a conscientious man. With large and noble
patriotism toward England he remembered the al
icu0ns Of Ireland and the dreadful eXaspeiations VI
her people"
General Sheridan has returned TO Washington from
Ncw-Haven, Conn.,, accompanied BY his aide, Colonel
Kellogg. They took passage from New-Haven to
New-London the United states steamer Galena
and were much interested in The man@ayres OF YES,
progress duing the trip
Professor +. N. Crouch, author of Kathleen,
Mayournccn," tells how he Las come to be elected o
Fellow Of the London Society vi Arts, Letters and
sciences. That society got acquainted with him
through series Of articles he wrote for 1.-The Folio"
In which he gave his "reminiscences Of English must
clans. The nrst thing he heard from the society was
Invitation 10 JOIN It, and with the invitation came
-cconing from several royal pensOnages After
his election he sent 70 the society with his acceptance
the original manuscripts Of many Of his works. A.
soon as he has finished writing his own life, on which
he has been engaged for . long time, he Will SEND
copies OF IL to this society and also to all members
Al. nrfffa al IIA vrilt hA III oh
seven years old next month Most OF bis twenty
seven children arc still living.
DR.. r. J. Lewis Of Philadelphia, this week formally
Of which he has for many years been conspicuous
ornament. He has performed ryeight years
service IN Philadelphia hospitals and was Tor some
time in the field With the Army Of the Potomac. He
Il the owner OF Cedarcroft, the old home OF the
late Bayard Taylor, and also has tino farm Of 5000
acres In Kansas.
Colonel Elliott +. Shepard. Of this city, has been
spending a week at Colorado Springs. Ho VIII now
proceed 10 Salt Iake City, san Francisco the YO-
semitic southern California, Yellowstone PARK ano
Alaska.
The Rev. DR. Morgan DIX and MIS-. Dix VIII spend
most Of the summer ut Schwalbach.
Mr.. George Il. Sims is said TO have contributed to
tho columns of almost every important periodical 10
England.
MIR Frank Van der Stucken arrived from Europe yes
teray He has been engaged TO conduct the orchestral
concerts the meeting of the Music Teachers National
Association to DO held In Indianapolis from July TO o.
Ex-ShcrlR Rowan, of Philadelphia. takes
food but milk aud 1t Is believed he Will not live many
weeks lie Is at Atlantic City.